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CosmicRocker

Dec 21 2006, 05:06 AM

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I noticed this anomalous feature in the sol 962 pancams from Cape Verde that came down today. I don't know exactly where it is in context, since it doesn't appear in any of the panoramas. A rover wheel is visible in the full sized image, so it is somewhere very near the rover's position at the time.

I have been staring at this darkly colored, circular patch with a very dark clast in its center for a quite a while, but I don't have a good explanation for what it could be. The dark circular part appears to be composed of a fine, granular sediment. I don't recall having seen anything similar to this before. It almost appears as if the dark central clast has somehow discolored the soil around it.

Who feels like speculating?

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...Tom

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CosmicRocker Strange feature on sol 962 Dec 21 2006, 05:06 AM

ElkGroveDan QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Dec 20 2006, 09:06 ... Dec 21 2006, 05:23 AM

CosmicRocker Hehe, with all the previously speculated oil stain... Dec 21 2006, 06:01 AM

edstrick sandworm doo-doo.... Dec 21 2006, 09:33 AM

centsworth_II I'm guessing there was a clod of material pick... Dec 21 2006, 03:33 PM

Gray I'll jump in, but before I speculate, I'll... Dec 21 2006, 04:56 PM

ronatu QUOTE (Gray @ Dec 21 2006, 12:56 PM) ...D... Dec 21 2006, 08:35 PM

tty QUOTE (Gray @ Dec 21 2006, 05:56 PM) The ... Dec 21 2006, 08:44 PM

fredk Given the proximity to the wheel track I vote stro... Dec 21 2006, 10:03 PM

JonClarke I must say to me it looks like some sort of vent w... Dec 22 2006, 06:47 AM

CosmicRocker Hehe, of all the suggestions made in jest, the ant... Dec 22 2006, 06:48 AM

kenny I don't see it being a clod fallen off the whe... Dec 22 2006, 08:38 AM

ngunn Another idea for the collection - it's the rem... Dec 22 2006, 10:18 AM

sattrackpro Too bad this wasn’t noticed and looked at more clo... Dec 22 2006, 03:37 PM

MarsIsImportant Although the image is very interesting, I don... Dec 22 2006, 08:28 PM

fredk The "cracks" are just wheel marks, I... Dec 22 2006, 08:34 PM

Gray Fredk Great detective work. You've convinced ... Dec 23 2006, 04:15 PM

CosmicRocker Yes, good work indeed, fredk. Thanks for the h... Dec 24 2006, 03:57 AM

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